I really like hearing accents from the Northeast U.S. As with so many things, my political orientation influences the accents that I like and dislike. When I hear someone from the Northeast, I assume that person is probably more open-minded as opposed to Southerners, who I assume to be less open-minded. Broad generalizations, I know - but most of the time, they're accurate.

For some of the same reasons, I also like accents from the Upper Midwest.

Guys from Chicago, like guys from the big cities of the Northeast, can sound kind of "tough", and I like that. :bigsmile: